Franklin Universal Trust (FT) Competitors $7.89 -0.02 (-0.27%) Closing price 08/26/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.88 -0.01 (-0.11%) As of 08/26/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FT vs. BTO, CGBD, PDT, DSU, CCAP, PEO, CION, ECC, RMT, and IFNShould you be buying Franklin Universal Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Universal Trust include John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), CION Investment (CION), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), Royce Otc Micro (RMT), and India Fund (IFN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Franklin Universal Trust vs. Its Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Crescent Capital BDC Adams Natural Resources Fund CION Investment Eagle Point Credit Royce Otc Micro India Fund Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FT or BTO? 19.6% of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Franklin Universal Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings & valuation, FT or BTO? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFranklin Universal TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is FT or BTO more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Franklin Universal TrustN/A N/A N/A John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk and volatility, FT or BTO? Franklin Universal Trust has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is FT or BTO a better dividend stock? Franklin Universal Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Does the media refer more to FT or BTO? In the previous week, John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Franklin Universal Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund and 0 mentions for Franklin Universal Trust. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.97 beat Franklin Universal Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Franklin Universal Trust Neutral John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Very Positive SummaryJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund beats Franklin Universal Trust on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Franklin Universal Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFranklin Universal TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$198.79M$3.94B$12.49B$21.17BDividend Yield6.45%6.24%5.45%3.53%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.3929.00Price / SalesN/A25.2826.4054.90Price / CashN/A18.0222.1023.61Price / BookN/A1.112.355.33Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$995.89M7 Day Performance-0.08%0.71%1.77%2.68%1 Month Performance1.01%1.76%1.58%2.81%1 Year Performance9.11%1.03%540.77%11.28% Franklin Universal Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTFranklin Universal TrustN/A$7.89-0.3%N/A+9.6%$198.79MN/A0.00N/ABTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$37.02+0.1%N/A+11.7%$730.78MN/A0.002,719Positive NewsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.9542 of 5 stars$13.70flat$15.10+10.2%-16.4%$697.90M$232.59M11.41N/APositive NewsPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.41-0.1%N/A+4.9%$659.39MN/A0.00147,000DSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.58-0.1%N/A-2.6%$576.02MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsCCAPCrescent Capital BDC3.9247 of 5 stars$15.45-0.5%$17.25+11.7%-14.9%$571.24M$56.75M12.85N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.57-0.2%N/A-7.6%$566.86MN/A0.0018News CoveragePositive NewsCIONCION Investment1.3263 of 5 stars$10.81+0.7%$10.75-0.6%-11.9%$563.09M$252.43M-56.89N/APositive NewsECCEagle Point Credit2.7843 of 5 stars$7.20+2.2%$8.67+20.5%-27.5%$552.89M$179.77M65.32N/APositive NewsRMTRoyce Otc MicroN/A$10.130.0%N/A+3.3%$532.47MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsIFNIndia FundN/A$15.19-0.6%N/A-17.5%$471.65MN/A0.0021,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Alternatives Carlyle Secured Lending Alternatives John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Alternatives BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Alternatives Crescent Capital BDC Alternatives Adams Natural Resources Fund Alternatives CION Investment Alternatives Eagle Point Credit Alternatives Royce Otc Micro Alternatives India Fund Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FT) was last updated on 8/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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